Shumita Basu

Just this week, a Michigan-based attorney who is a U.S. citizen and is currently representing a student who has been charged in connection to a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan was detained by federal immigration agents at the airport on his way home from a family vacation. Amir Maklid told NPR it was clear that officers were waiting for him.

After more than 90 minutes of questioning, Mackled was eventually released. He says he was never given a reason for his detainment, but he says he believes he knows why he was stopped.

After more than 90 minutes of questioning, Mackled was eventually released. He says he was never given a reason for his detainment, but he says he believes he knows why he was stopped.

After more than 90 minutes of questioning, Mackled was eventually released. He says he was never given a reason for his detainment, but he says he believes he knows why he was stopped.

Many immigration lawyers are saying they've been getting lots of frantic calls and emails from students who've been notified by the State Department and want to know what's supposed to happen next. The federal government is encouraging them to self-deport or risk getting detained. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following.

Many immigration lawyers are saying they've been getting lots of frantic calls and emails from students who've been notified by the State Department and want to know what's supposed to happen next. The federal government is encouraging them to self-deport or risk getting detained. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following.

Many immigration lawyers are saying they've been getting lots of frantic calls and emails from students who've been notified by the State Department and want to know what's supposed to happen next. The federal government is encouraging them to self-deport or risk getting detained. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following.

NPR reports that effective immediately, the government will begin screening immigrants' social media accounts for content it deems anti-Semitic and could use those posts to deny immigration benefits. This could impact people applying for a green card or student visa.

NPR reports that effective immediately, the government will begin screening immigrants' social media accounts for content it deems anti-Semitic and could use those posts to deny immigration benefits. This could impact people applying for a green card or student visa.

NPR reports that effective immediately, the government will begin screening immigrants' social media accounts for content it deems anti-Semitic and could use those posts to deny immigration benefits. This could impact people applying for a green card or student visa.

It's not totally clear what constitutes anti-Semitic content in the government's eyes, including whether a post condemning Israel's war in Gaza that's killed more than 50,000 Palestinians could be flagged. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the policy change will, quote, protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens. Earlier this week, the U.S.

It's not totally clear what constitutes anti-Semitic content in the government's eyes, including whether a post condemning Israel's war in Gaza that's killed more than 50,000 Palestinians could be flagged. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the policy change will, quote, protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens. Earlier this week, the U.S.

It's not totally clear what constitutes anti-Semitic content in the government's eyes, including whether a post condemning Israel's war in Gaza that's killed more than 50,000 Palestinians could be flagged. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the policy change will, quote, protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens. Earlier this week, the U.S.

Commerce Department abruptly cut $4 million in federal funding for climate research at Princeton University. The money paid for programs studying things like sea level rise and flooding. Administration officials said the research promotes exaggerated threats and, quote, climate anxiety among younger people.

Commerce Department abruptly cut $4 million in federal funding for climate research at Princeton University. The money paid for programs studying things like sea level rise and flooding. Administration officials said the research promotes exaggerated threats and, quote, climate anxiety among younger people.

Commerce Department abruptly cut $4 million in federal funding for climate research at Princeton University. The money paid for programs studying things like sea level rise and flooding. Administration officials said the research promotes exaggerated threats and, quote, climate anxiety among younger people.

A meteorologist in one of those programs won a Nobel Prize in physics for work predicting the effects of global warming. The researchers at Princeton are considered by some to be among the best in the world at climate modeling. These are just some of the latest cuts to funding at prestigious universities by the administration.

A meteorologist in one of those programs won a Nobel Prize in physics for work predicting the effects of global warming. The researchers at Princeton are considered by some to be among the best in the world at climate modeling. These are just some of the latest cuts to funding at prestigious universities by the administration.

A meteorologist in one of those programs won a Nobel Prize in physics for work predicting the effects of global warming. The researchers at Princeton are considered by some to be among the best in the world at climate modeling. These are just some of the latest cuts to funding at prestigious universities by the administration.

And finally, golf's first major tournament of the year, the Masters, starts today and is marking a historic anniversary. Fifty years ago this week, Lee Elder became the first Black golfer to compete in the distinguished tournament, breaking one of American sports' last color lines.